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FRIDAY • DECEMBER 4 • 2015
In Missouri, Farmer has ‘nothing to say’ By Karen Dillon Twitter: @karensdillon
The Journal-World on Thursday made contact with Jeremy Farmer for the first time since he resigned as mayor in August, but he declined to answer any questions related to the financial allegations that have been made against him. Farmer, who has been virtually unseen in Lawrence since he resigned as mayor, was
Former Lawrence mayor appears at St. Joseph courthouse spotted in a hallway in Farmer did not have a St. Joseph, Mo., courtmuch to say when aphouse on Thursday acproached by a Lawcompanying a woman rence Journal-World he is said to be dating. reporter. Farmer resigned in “Oh, fantastic,” he August after it was dissaid when the reporter covered that as CEO identified herself. of Just Food, a non“Nope, nothing to profit for the needy, he Farmer say,” he said when asked failed to pay more than if he had time to talk. $52,000 in state and federal When asked if he had been payroll taxes. in contact with the city or Just
Food, he walked away. Farmer waited in the hallway of the Buchanan County Courthouse for about 30 minutes without commenting while Amanda Comeau, the woman he was accompanying, attended a child custody hearing with her ex-husband, Tad Binder. It’s believed Farmer and Please see FARMER, page 2A
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Planned SLT retail center meets public Development group shares jobs forecast, roster of possible tenants By Nikki Wentling Twitter: @NikkiWentling
Representatives The group has from the development group behind received letters KTen Crossing, a of intent from proposed shopping Academy Sports center in south Lawrence, answered and Outdoors, questions at a town Fresh Market, hall meeting Thurs- HomeGoods day about tenants, and Old Navy. environmental effects and any ramifications the project could have on downtown retailers. North Carolina-based development group Collett held the public meeting — which drew about 50 people to the Carnegie Building — just days before the City Commission considers a rezoning request that would allow the project to move forward. Please see RETAIL, page 2A
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WEARING A NEWFOUND COAT HIMSELF, 3-year-old Bodi Call plays underneath a rack of children’s coats as his grandmother, Janette Miller, of Lawrence, looks for a size for her granddaughter Thursday during the 29th annual Share the Warmth coat drive at the I-70 Business Center, 1035 N. Third St., Suite 104, in North Lawrence. The only requirement for a free coat is that you are a Douglas County resident. Salvation Army officials totaled the number of items to be given away at 2,800 this year. The coat drive will continue from 9 a.m. to noon today. See the photo gallery at LJWorld.com/sharewarmth2015
Royals’ GM offers broad world view Eye on globalization of sport helped win Series, he says By Conrad Swanson Twitter: @conrad_swanson
ABOVE: Hangers begin to pile up shortly after the coat drive opened Thursday. LEFT: Lawrence resident Mai Bui searches through a rack of coats as she looks for herself, her husband and their daughter.
Currently, the Kansas City Royals have players on the roster from nine states and six different countries. That bit of information lends itself to the notion that the team’s general manager, Dayton Moore, just might know a thing or two about globalization, said Moore Howard and Dawn Easley. Thursday evening, the Easleys drove nearly an hour, from Raytown, Mo., to Lawrence, to hear Moore speak on both leadership and globalization at the Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive. “He has a team that would allow him to Please see ROYALS, page 2A
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